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miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1768

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Hands up who's fitted a wheel without using a torque wrench and not died as a result?

I use one when at home, when not at home my breaker bar is a similar length to my torque wrench, so I tighten it up to a similar level of grunt!

17th Feb 2018 12:12am

agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 1324

I've found that when I torque up any wheels (not just the wolfs) that after they're all done and i go for a 200m drive up and down the rd, over a couple of curbs then park it up again and repeat, often I'll have a little bit more to tweak them before the click...

But to answer one of your questions, I don't think there is a reliable enough gauge of 'how much further to turn to get the extra required stud tension/nut compression/friction' other than your accumulated personal experience having had a wheel come off or not

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17th Feb 2018 5:00am

Mo Murphy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
Posts: 2277

1984 Defender 90 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel HT Auto Pennine Grey

Your Land Rover wheel wrench is a particular length for a reason ...
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17th Feb 2018 10:11am

Mash

Member Since: 09 Feb 2015
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 1674

agentmulder wrote:
I've found that when I torque up any wheels (not just the wolfs) that after they're all done and i go for a 200m drive up and down the rd, over a couple of curbs then park it up again and repeat, often I'll have a little bit more to tweak them before the click...

But to answer one of your questions, I don't think there is a reliable enough gauge of 'how much further to turn to get the extra required stud tension/nut compression/friction' other than your accumulated personal experience having had a wheel come off or not

You should always re-torque after driving 10 or so miles after the fitting. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html
110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html
52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html
D3 Hse - Fiona
Capri 2l S - Anna

Think I might have a problem............

17th Feb 2018 10:51am

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2533

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

I religiously tighten wheel nuts with a torque wrench, however during my apprenticeship at a Land Rover dealer in the 1960's i never once saw a torque wrench used to tighten up wheel nuts we used the good old fashioned spider wrench. I know it's more critical with alloys and that over tightening is more of an issue than not tightening enough.

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17th Feb 2018 10:53am

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1768

Sadly these days a lot of main dealers use the method of air gun till snug, then a few more ugga duggas and that'll be reet

17th Feb 2018 10:55am

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